gleanings

Example Sentences

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Among its gleanings, the poll found that the American dream is alive and well, at least among those who came from abroad, despite the sour mood that suffuses much of the country.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023

Some chopped-down gleanings don’t drop, exactly, but come indoors as the stuff of impromptu arrangements that merge vivid tropical foliage with native fall wildflowers.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 10, 2022

At their best, these anthological novels are like Cornell boxes, disparate gleanings held in tension by a single sensibility.

From New York Times • Oct. 16, 2018

It's clearly the gleanings of a lifetime's reading, and Crotty has walked a nice line between poetry that deals with Ireland, with questions of Irish character and history, and poetry qua poetry.

From The Guardian • Oct. 22, 2010

Even so, plenty of personal pictures and videos of gleanings are uploaded to the Thunderhead, providing a guerilla record—which is so much more exciting and enticing than anything official.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman